last night the inevitable happened, 5 cops, 1 olcc rep, and 2 fire marshals stopped the show and let us know that we were to have no more shows until we have a permit.. Here's the reason we don't have one to begin with: due to the fact that the performance hall is three stories up we would be given a capacity of LESS THAN 49 INCLUDING PERFORMERS AND STAFF.That's not a lot of people. you can see why it was not appealing for us to go legit.so now I have a hand full of shows that I need your help in placing.I've contacted the artistery, the wail, backspace, disjecta and worksound about taking some bills, is there anywhere i've left out?all in all, I want to continue to work with the music community in making it the raddest it can be, there are so many amazing bands in portland right now and we have all been doing our part in supporting that. lets keep working together in harnessing that, whether it be attending a show, spreading the word about a band you really like and buying their albums, throwing sweaty house shows for new up and coming bands, or simply telling someone their art is awesome and worth appreciating, every little bit helps.& thank you all for sharing the excitement with me about the bands and shows HUSH has had.. See you around.<3 Rockyp.s.- anyone know of any good warehouses for rent?. HUSH the sequel maybe?

There's been a mighty discussion on the Show-Guide recently regarding house shows and the almighty dollar-dollar-bill-ya'll.. It's been interesting watching this hot topic unfurl.We haven't chimed in too much but rather let this one unfold on it's own and it's still going four days after the first post.. We've gone ahead and pulled out all the Shoutbox commentary and posted it in order in hopes to carry on this topic and to bring in the RSS readers into the conversation.For your annoyance or reading pleasure (it will vary for you post-by-post):
4/24/2009 12:34:48 PMjuvenile: fuck house shows that charge money;we are the brokest city foolz 4/24/2009 12:38:24 PMpc-pdx: Everybody else is broke too, like touring bands that are traveling around the country spending gas money and eating fooods.. You should never be turned away for lack of funds - but please remember that we need to support those touring bands so scrounge all you can! 4/24/2009 1:52:00 PMfuck that: fuck houses that dont give all the money to bands. unless a window gets broke. or its a benefit. your punk dollars go to punk bands to get to the next punk show. ask your mom for a bigger allowance, or start drinking cheaper beer.;fucking lackasses. 4/24/2009 3:04:00 PMNathan Backous: People that do house shows don't charge money because its fun or to make profit, they do it so they can pass the money on to the touring bands that have to fill their tanks with gas (gas stations don't donate it). If you like seeing bands, be prepared to trade some cash for it.

Let's start with the bad : they're north.. Wicked North.Everything else at the Factory Underground is pandas and puppies and fireworks and punk rock rainbows - this place is awesome.. Bands, coffee, cute girls running an art gallery that doesn't suck (really -it doesn't suck!), a half-pipe(?!),I grew up in small towns(s) midwest and if we weren't getting kicked out of wall-mart (the intercom is [*]+[0]+[3] by-the-way), we were sitting at Denny's, chain smoking, drinking coffee and talking about opening up the coolest place in the universe...some sort of punk rock coffee shop with half-pipes and all of our favorite bands.. It's pretty crazy just how closely the Factory Underground resembles everything i ever wanted out of being a trapped in teenager in the boring ass madwest.

I have started doing a show on Radio23's Cascade Community Radio called Land of the Lost: Pacific Northwest Underground and I am seeking some good Pacific NW music to play.. Any genre is ok from punk to folk to spoken word to hiphop... I'll play stuff I like (fortunately I have eclectic taste). Send your high quality MP3s (no less than 192 kbps) to lotlpdx (at) skullmanrecords.com.. It's like a big mixtape, streams on Wednesday nights & will be archived as well.. Attach up to 3 MP3s per mail & write if you have questions or comments or whatever.... x 3rika

we jacked the following from http://www.indiegogo.com/savebackspace and suggest that you go there and make a donation or, if you personally can't, tell a friend who can afford to make a donation and save one of portlands last ALL-AGES music venues and all-around baddass space!Backspace is in Trouble.Regardless of the role Backspace plays, and that Backspace would like to continue to give to the people of Portland, we have basically been told by the landlord that if we can't come up with $10,000, by the 1st of January, that we will be thrown out.. This means we would no longer be able to play a pivotal role in being a community space for the people of Portland.. We wouldn't be able to house benefits for local non-profits.. We wouldn't be able to give bands an all-ages venue to play in.

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Can't wait for the Year of the Coyote record release show! Congrats to them on their new record.

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SteveGriffiths@blue room bar, the [Mar 10, 2018] »
the Electric Brit will be back at the The Blue Room Bar for an encore performance of Rock, Blues, Smoochie love songs and more. An energetic one man performance, featuring originals and obscure covers. Great drinks here and and an amazing selection of great food, and most importantly a great vibe!
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VJ_Norto@beulahland [Feb 18, 2018] »
In the summer of 2006, Beulahland Coffee & Alehouse took a calculated risk to open their screens and sound system to amateur program directors on an historically slow night of the week for business.
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Disassturbator@lombard pub, the [Dec 01, 2017] »
We hope you will join us for BAD SANTA BASH 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO, Friday December 1st at the Lombard Pub! 3 great bands, $5, all proceeds to local homeless relief organization HUMAN SOLUTIONS!! SEE YOU THERE!!!

Parker & Barrow@dante's [Dec 02, 2017] »
***UPDATE****
¤ Added to the show ... Veio
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¤ Veio is a Progressive Hard Rock band from Portland, OR. Veio released Infinite Light//Desperate Shadows in March 2017 and has been touring around the western part of the U.S. in support of the album including dates with Starset.
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Parker & Barrow@rock hard pdx [Nov 11, 2017] »
Check out this Heavy show 11/11/17 at Rock Hard PDX.
¤ With Crossing Crusades, Black Bell and The Wilder.
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¤ Black Bell (Eugene), have been writing, recording and performing since 2009, their sound is a powerhouse of catchy hooks, solid melody, soaring leads, and infectious metal tinged…read the full comment

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Munt@tonic lounge [Sep 27, 2017] »
My favorite current forward-thinking metal band!
¤ I've been waiting for years for them to tour the west coast, so don't miss it!!

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